Brazil 1818-R 960 reis KM 307

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This silver 960 réis type was minted at the Rio mint 1810-18. These coins were usually struck over Spanish-American dollars but many other undertypes are known. Large quantities were produced, making this and the similar Bahia issue the commonest Brazilian silver coin of the colonial period.

This specimen was poorly overstruck, to the point where the overstriking image is not fully detailed. The undertype is a Mexico City eight reales. This was the last year the Rio mint struck this obverse design, switching mid-year to the United Kingdom type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 26.89 g, 0.896 fine silver, 0.775 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 307.3, LMDB-P428.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

Link to:

• 1815-R 960 réis
• 1816-B copper 40 réis
• 1816-R 80 réis
• 1818-R 160 réis
• 1818-R 960 réis United Kingdom type
• Coins and currency dated 1818
• return to coins of Brazil